Dirt tanks add water to thirsty area farms
Dirt tanks rise as Toyah Limpia Soil Conservation builds several reservoirs to supply irrigation around Balmorhea and area. Large tanks on W.H. ranch north of Balmorhea and two east of town will aid farmers who faced limited water shares. Creeks Limpeza Canyon and Madera Creek ran high, feeding Balmorhea Lake and starting a much needed water supply for local fields.
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John Moore
W.H. Ranch
Balmorhea
Toyah
Balmorhea Scenes Rally Local People and Visits
Frankie Kingston reports on Balmorhea residents traveling to visit relatives in Big Springs East Texas and Phoenix Ariz. Others return from Ruidosa and Odessa while Louise Adams seeks medical checkups in Houston. Local chamber plans a morning meeting at Rick's Cafe with several projects to be introduced.
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WS. Stevens
Big Springs
Floyd Brownfield
East Texas
Joe Kingston
Ruidosa
Fannie Lovelady
Balmorhea Chamber of Commerce
Rick’s
Noon market gains hold after Tuesday rally in New York
The noon Dow rose 0.17 to 990.50 after Tuesday's 8.07 point advance. Gainers led 7 to 4 over losers on the NYSE, with AT and GM posting solid moves. The NYSE composite rose 0.06 to 55.67 while the AMEX index gained 0.28 to 104. Volume reached 9.61 million shares. Cotton futures showed mixed midday trading as profits were taken after Tuesday's limit rise. Livestock data from Fort Worth noted cattle and hogs mixed with various price ranges.
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New York
General Motors
American Telephone
At&t
Telephone
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Fort Worth
Dow Jones
Vandal rifle fire hits Pecos Car Parts store windows
A vandal shot BBs at BB Vandals Pecos Car Parts on Monday night. T.A. Robison reported 22 holes through four display windows. Obscenities were sprayed at a neighbor's house on Plum Street. A 13-year-old was caught shoplifting leather gloves at Sprouse Reitz. A tire and wheel were stolen from a pickup at the rodeo grounds. Two Spanish eight track tapes were taken from Valeriano's car near the police station. A citizens band radio was stolen from Cartwright's locked car at Holiday Inn.
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Pecos
S. Willow
T.A. Robison
Clarence Oster
S. Plum
Phil McAmises
Ricardo Lujan
N. Elm St
Rodeo Grounds
Hector Valeriano
Valeriano
M.S. Cartwright
Roseburg
Tex
Holiday Inn
Midland desegregation plans prompt DOJ response order
U S District Judge D W Suttle requires Justice Department attorneys to reply by 5 p m Tuesday Aug 11 to Midland Independent School District Board plans for desegregating De Zavala and Washington elementary schools in cluster arrangements and a major junior high reorganization to meet the federal order. A formal order will follow. Meanwhile in Odessa a $290 000 DPS facility is being planned with site location and construction timing still undetermined.
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U.S
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U.S. Justice Department
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James Mailey
de Zavala
Washington
Suttle
Justce Department
Austin
Texas Department of Public Safety
Odessa
DPS
Bob Brookshire
Treasury chief inspects US Olympic coin check in Montreal
Treasury Secretary William E. Simon reviews a 131,105.68 dollar check payable to the U.S. Olympic Committee during the Montreal Games. The funds come from U.S. sales of Canadian Olympic Coins. officials say totals should exceed 1,000,000 dollars based on three percent of sales. Jack J. Pinyan, head of the Olympic Coin Program, presented the check to Jesse Owens, former Olympic champion and U.S. Olympic Committee director.
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William E. Simon
U.S
United States
Jack J. Pinyan
Pinyan
Montreal
Jesse Owens
Carlsbad approves extra gross receipts tax ordinance
Carlsbad city council unanimously passed a new quarter percent gross receipts tax effective January 1 1977 raising the total to support services and goods under the Municipal Gross Receipts Tax Act. Mayor Water Gerrells projects an extra 200000 to 250000 dollars yearly.
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Carlsbad
Water Gerrells
Deaths Services for J A Bud dy Ayers Jr 43 Barstow
Services for J A Bud dy Ayers Jr 43 of Barstow are scheduled for 2 p m Thursday at Cooper Funeral Chapel in Kermit with burial in Kermit Cemetery. He was killed in a helicopter accident July 25 in Indonesia. Born Sept 16 1932 in Canton he worked for Parker Drilling Co in Indonesia for three years and had lived in Barstow one year. He previously lived in Kermit 15 years. A Baptist. Survivors include his mother Alice Ayers of Barstow two daughters Tammy Ayers Fletcher Odessa and Lynn Ayers Lombard Watonga Okla and one son Billy Wayne Ayers Barstow.
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Buddy
Kermit
Alice Ayers
Barstow
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Odessa
Lynn Ayers Lombard
Watonga
Okla
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Corporate giving at 1.1 percent of net income funds
The Conference Board notes American companies donate about 1.1 percent of their net pre tax income to charity, totaling around $2.3 billion annually. Most supports health welfare programs and education through scholarships and grants, with smaller shares for cultural centers, museums, and the performing arts.
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Conference Board
United Fund
Mayor Bell Attends Permian Basin Planning Meet
Mayor R A Bell attended the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission meeting in Fort Stockton on July 28 at the Pecos County Exhibition Building. Guest speakers were Richard C Slack, Texas State representative, and Dr Nathan Galloway, health system leader. A barbeque lunch was served and Judge Glover presided.
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R.A. Bell
Permian Basin
Judge Glover
Pecos
Toyah Families Attend Regional Reunion Highlights
TOYAH residents report ongoing family gathering activity with multiple relatives traveling across Texas. Joe Chavez and spouse returned from Salt Lake City to care for his ill father. R A Bell led a large reunion in Odessa with Bells Langleys and Mc Kandles groups.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
R.A. Bell
Odessa
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Langleys
McKandles
Cook
Balmorhea
Mrs. Moody
Temple
Reeves County Daily News Nightly Notices and Classifieds
Special ice cream party at Senior Citizen's Center at the corner of Second and Hickory at 4 p.m. Monday. Evening Lions Club at Motors Inn 7 30, Kinletad Lions Club at Lions Den 7 30 p.m. Pecos Optimists at Chaparral Village Steak House. Tuesday Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous and Al Anon meet at 125 S Oak St with phone numbers listed. Boss praises scarce work and warns about sharing secrets. commentary on rewards vs. prayers. Reeves County coverage published evenings Monday through Friday with home delivery across Reeves and nearby counties. Subscription rates and mail options included with tax details.
What to do with Olympic stadium
Montreal faces decisions on post Games use of Olympic facilities. The Olympic Stadium and pool will be completed with a 788 million stadium, 85 million village, and 62 million velodrome. The board may run seven to eight years more while finances are sorted. The stadium may host Expos and Alouettes games with turf replacement. The tower may be concrete or steel and a municipal pool will open. the village becomes a housing complex not aimed at low income or luxury buyers.
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Victor Goldbloom
Quebec
Goldbloom
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